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Patented Mar. 7, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COMBINATION KITCHENCABINET AND TABLE 2 Claims. 1 This invention relates to a cabinet, moreparticularly for kitchen use, and has for its purpose to afford astructure occupying a minimum floor 'space and adapted to function bothas a storage cabinet and as a table of sufficient size to permit servinga meal to four persons.

More particularly, the invention has for its object to afford a cabinetwith a fixed table portion that is always available for use and amovable table portion that is positionable adjacent to the fixed tableportion to constitute an extension and enlarge the fixed table portionwhen needed for serving, or positionable vertically in spaced relationabove the fixed table portion in such position as to function as aclosure for an upper storage compartment while exposing and permittingaccess at all times to a lower storage compartment just above the fixedtable portion.

A further purpose of the invention is to afford a simple and efficientstructure enabling such a cabinet to be manufactured from wood at a lowcost, and which results in a sturdy, rigid, and durable construction.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a cabinet with amovable table portion so mounted on pivoted supporting arms that it canbe swung instantly to either vertical or horizontal position and isrigidly supported when functioning as an extension for the fixed tableportion, and which when in vertical position is held in position toserve as a closure for a compartment in which dishes, glassware, or thelike may be arranged, while at the same time permitting access to thefixed table portion and the storage compartment thereabove.

To these and other ends, the invention consists in the construction andarrangement of parts that will appear clearly from the followingdescription when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, thenovel features being pointed out in the claims following thespecification.

In the drawings:

Fig. l is a view in front elevation of a cabinet constructed inaccordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention and showing themovable table portion in vertical position;

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same;

Fig 3 is a view in front elevation, with the movable table portion inhorizontal position;

Fig. 4 is an end elevation showing the movable table portion in the sameposition as Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a plan view showing the movable table portion in the sameposition as in Figs. 3 and 4;

Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view on the line t6 of Fig. 3;

Fig. '7 is a view in end elevation illustrating a modified arrangementof the invention, and showing the movable table portion in verticalposition;

Fig. 8 is a view in front elevation of the same;

Fig. 9 is a view in end elevation of another modification, with themovable table portion in horizontal position, and

Fig. 10 is a plan view of the same.

Referring more particularly to the drawings in which like referencenumerals refer to the same parts throughout the several views, and toFigs. 1 to 6 inclusive, l designates the side walls of a cabinet, 2designates a rear wall, 3 is a fixed table portion secured between theside walls I and rear wall 2 and extending forwardly preferably beyond afront wall 4, which affords a storage compartment beneath the fixedtable portion 3, the latter storage compartment being accessible throughdoors 5 and preferably including a shelf 6 attached to the rear wall 2and side walls I. It will be understood that the fixed table portion 3which may be of any desired depth is rigidly fastened to the side wallsl and rear wall '2, and arranged in spaced relation above the fixedtable portion 3 is a shelf l affording a lower storage compartment justabove the fixed table portion 3 for receiving kitchen utensils,foodstuffs, dishes, glassware, or the like. 8 designates a second shelfin spaced relation above the shelf 1, affording an upper storagecompartment for holding dishes or. glassware.

The side walls I above the fixed table portion 3 are of reduced width.as usual in kitchen cab- :inets, to afford a readily accessible andsizeable work space on the fixed table portion 3, and it is desirable toprovide an extension for the fixed table portion to afford -a largerigidtable that can be utilized when serving a meal, without interferingwith the normal use of the fixed table portion and the lower storagecompartment thereabove, and in order to accomplish this, there isprovided a movable table portion 9 that is positionable horizontallvadjacent to the fixed table portion, as illustrated in Figs. 3 to 6inclusive, or

I vertically in spaced relation above the fixed table shown, their innerends being angularly cut at 13 and when in vertical position abuttingthe corresponding angular surfaces [4 on the sta-' tionary verticalstrips 15 which are attached to the side walls I. The movable tableportion 9 is fixedly secured between the outer ends of the supportingarms I I, as shown, while 16 designates a shelf portion secured againstthe table portion 9 between the supporting arms ll and. located betweenthe front and rear edges ofthe movable table portion 9 and adjacent tothe outer surface thereof.

The shelf portion l6 affords. a strengthening and bracing means wherebya rigid relationship.

is maintained between the supporting arms and the movable table portion9, such that when the supporting arms and movabletable portion are swungto horizontal position with the table portion 9 adjacent to the fixedta-ble portion 3; the movable table portion is firmly and rigidly heldand constitutes for all practical purposes acontinuation of the fixed,rigid table portion 3. Movement of the supportingarms downwardly islimited by the'blocks ll fastened to the side walls of the cabinet, asshown, and positioned so as to engage the adjacent edges of thesupporting. arms when the latterreach a horizontal. position, as shownin Figs; 3 to 6 inclusive.

With this arrangement, it will be observed that when the movable tablepor-tion 9:is in itsuppermost position, it acts as a closure forthe-upper storage compartment; as shown in Fig. 1, and at the same timethe fixedtable-portion? and. the lower storage compartment immediatelythereabove-are accessible and available for use. When it is desired toenlarge=the table for serving: purposes, the movable' tabl'e portion isswung downwardly until the supporting arms engage the blocks or stops H,in which position the table portion 9' lies adjacent to the front edgeof the fixed table portion 3 and forms a continuation thereof, providinga table of sufiicient size to serve four persons. IBdesignateS-a springcatch secured to the upper shelf: Biforholding the-movable tableportionin its vertical position, while l9 designates anelectriczsocket'thattmaybe provided on the rear wall 2 at the back of the lower storagecompartment;

Referring to Figs. '7 and 8; the invention may be incorporated inacabinet inwhichthe lower part is of the same depth as the upper part;with the side walls cut away as at 21*, see Fig: 7, and the fixed tableportion 22 of less depth than in the previously described form.Withsucharrangement, the movable table portion. 23: is preferablymounted between the outer endsof metal: supporting arms 24 which havetheir inner ends curved and preferably offset from the outer ends, asshown in Figs. 7 and8; and. pivotallysupported on the side walls of thecabinet asat 25. With this arrangement, when the-movable-table portion23 is in its vertical position, it acts as a closure for the upperstorage compartment, while the lower storage compartment and fixed tableportion are exposed and accessible, and when it is desired to enlargethe ta-ble', the-movable table portion 23 is swung downwardly to ahorizontal position where it lies adjacent to the. fixed table portion22. With this arrangement, the metal supporting arms 24 rest on thestops 26 when in horizontal position.

It may be desirable, in order to facilitate use of the extended table,to provide additional leg room under the fixed table portion, and inorder to accomplish this objective, the lower part of the cabinetbeneath the fixed table portion 28 may be cut away, or constructed atthe front with angular corners. 21, see Fig..10, instead of havingright-angled corner portions as in the construction shown in Figs. 1 to6, and by forming the lower part of the cabinet beneath the fixed tableportion ZBrwith such angular corners, additional leg room is affordedunder the table facilitating the serving of four people around the tablewhen necessary: With this construction, the supporting arms 29are'extended at their inner ends beyond their pivotal points, as indicatedat 3|, and stops or blocks 32 are secured to the side walls 33 inposition to engage the inner surfaces of the rear'ends 3ll0f thesupporting'arms and limit upward movement of. the latter, so as to holdthe movable-portion firmly andsolidly when arranged horizontally andserving as an extension to the fixed table portion: 28;

While the invention. has been described with reference to certain.specific embodiments, it is not restricted to the details herein.disclosed, and this application is intended tocover such modificationsor departuresasmay'come within the purposes of the improvement or thescope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. A cabinet comprising side walls and a fixed table portion, the side.walls being cut away at their front edges above the fixed table,portion, curved metal supporting arms.- pivoted at their inner ends tosaid side walls in rear of said cutaway portions, and a movable tableportion mounted between the outer ends, of the supporting arms, andpositionable horizontally adjacent to said fixed tableportionor-vertically in. spaced relation above the fixed table-portion.

2. A cabinet comprising sidewalls-and a fixed table portion, the sidewalls being cut away at their front edgesabovethe fixed table portion, ashelfspaced abovethefixedtable portion affording a lower storagecompartment, a second shelf spaced above the. first mentioned shelfaffording an upper. storage compartment, curved metal supportingarmspivoted at their. inner ends to said side walls in rear. of saidcut-away. portions, and. a movable table portion mounted between. theouter. ends of the supporting armsand positionable horizontally adjacentto the fixed tablev portion, or vertically adjacent to the front .ofsaid upper storage compartment, the lower storage compartment being atall times exposed and accessible.

WALLACE G. PALMER, JR.

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